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THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE UK MARKET ABUSE REGULATIONS ("MAR").

1 April 2025

H C SLINGSBY PLC

("Slingsby", "the Group" or the "Company")

Conclusion of formal sale process

End of offer period

Further to the announcement on 11 February 2025, the board of Slingsby (the "Board") announces the conclusion of the formal sale process (the "FSP"), following a review of the progress of the FSP.

The Company announced on 11 February 2025 that it had commenced a FSP under the Takeover Code (the "Code") as part of the Board's review of various strategic options.

The Company conducted a targeted and strategic process, as indicated in the announcement of 11 February 2025 and engaged with a range of parties during the process. However, in the current climate and circumstances, the Company has not received a proposal that would lead to an offer for the Company and the Board does not believe that continuing or expanding the FSP process will deliver an outcome that would satisfactorily meet the interests of all stakeholders.  The Board therefore considers that it is in the interests of all shareholders to conclude the FSP at this stage and focus on the Group's operations and strategy.  

Following this announcement, the Company is no longer considered to be in an "offer period" as defined in the Code and the requirement to make disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code has now ceased.

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